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.Dd May 11, 2016
.Dt PSTATE 3PROC
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm Pstate
.Nd obtain process handle state
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libproc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In libproc.h
.Ft int
.Fo Pstate
.Fa "struct ps_prochandle *P"
.Fc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn Pstate
function returns the state of the process handle
.Fa P .
The list of states is available in the
.Sy PROCESS STATES
section in
.Xr libproc 3LIB .
.Sh RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the current state is returned.
.Sh INTERFACE STABILITY
.Sy Uncommitted
.Sh MT-LEVEL
See
.Sy LOCKING
in
.Xr libproc 3LIB .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr libproc 3LIB
